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Coping with Autism: The Parental Journey of Adjustment
Parents with  a child with autism can contribute unique experiences, insights, and perspectives about parenting a child with autism by participating in one small focus group or an individual interview in January, February, or March 2010.  Location is to be determined based on convenience of participants. If you are interested in participating in this study, or would like additional information regarding this study, please contact Barbara Agnello, MA, BCBA by calling 201-214-1534or e-mail BarbaraAnn0226@gmail.com.

Are you a New Jersey parent of a child with autism aged birth to 21 who is currently receiving or has received ABA interventions? If so we are seeking research participants for a study to be conducted. Participation in this study involves completing a brief online survey which will only take 5 to 10 minutes of your time. The purpose of the study is to determine parental perceptions as to the efficacy of applied behavior analysis (ABA) teaching interventions for their children with autism.  If you are interested kindly contact: Nicole Turon-Diaz at 973-650-7986 or nturondiaz@verizon.net. You can also use the following link to go directly to the study and participate:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2bNMDc3EHUp8fM38T3KN_2f7w_3d_3d

NYU Medical Center in the Center for Biomedical Imaging is currently recruiting participants in a brain imaging study measuring brain activation during a face processing task. Young male adults in the age range of 18-25 years with a diagnosis of autism or Asperger’s Disorder may be eligible for the study. The study involves two visits. Compensation will be provided for the first, respectively the second visit. If you are interested in participating, please contact nyu.brain.imaging.study@gmail.com or call 212-263-3348 for more information.

Researchers at Georgian Court University are seeking participants for a survey on work- family life balance among parents of developmentally disabled children. To participate, you must be the parent/guardian of a child who has been diagnosed with a developmental disability and be employed at least part-time. Please click on this link to access the survey site, https://fs19.formsite.com/gcusurvey/form551159615/secure_index.html. If you prefer, a copy of the survey and a self-addressed, stamped envelope can be mailed to you. To have it mailed to you, or if you have questions or comments, please contact Dr. Theresa Brown at brownt@georgian.edu or 732.987.2642.

Monmouth University students are seeking parents/guardians for research on hope.  Participants must be 18 years of age or older and must be a primary caretaker of a child with autism.  Eligible participants will complete the Herth Hope Index (Herth, 1989) and a demographic questionnaire at meetings, workshops or by the attached weblink.   Please complete documents and return to parentalhope@gmail.com. or return by mail to:

Parental Hope Study
Eileen Gavin
34 Doranne Lane
Middletown, NJ 07748

The Center for Growth & Development, a Connecticut based ABA program for children with autism spectrum disorders is expanding its services to northern New Jersey!

For eight years, CGD has been providing high quality intensive ABA home programs based on a verbal behavior model to children ages 10 months to 18 years. Programs are developed and supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst^®.

Each individualized program is designed to remediate deficits in expressive and receptive language, play skills, self help skills, social skills, theory of mind, executive functioning and academic readiness.
 
Services include (but are not limited to): Design and implementation of verbal behavior programming, discrete trial teaching, natural environment teaching, behavior intervention plan development, administration of the ABLLS^®, school shadowing, facilitation of peer play dates, and collaboration with related service providers.

For more information, please contact Lynn Hartigan:  lynn_hartigan@yahoo.com

Nexus ABA Center offers premier, private ABA oriented Center and home based services. We serve all children,  2-10 years old, who are on the autism spectrum. Our proprietary advanced language, cognitive and social intervention increases chances for successful mainstreaming and is available to those children who might benefit from it. For more information visit www.nexuslanguagebuilders.com or call Dr. Schnee at 973.786.3987. The Nexus Center's - After-School School: At our warm and comfortable center,  children are invited to come 5 days per week from 3:15-5:00. During that time we offer our state of the art 1:1 instruction and social time. Space is limited to 5 slots. Contact Nexus at 973 786 3987.

Asperger Syndrome:  Do you know a high school student with Asperger Syndrome who is struggling in a traditional academic setting? Click here to learn about the class for high school students with Asperger Syndrome offered by Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) at Rutgers University.   For information about all the services and programs of DDDC, please visit our website at http://dddc.rutgers.edu/.